Participant Information and Consent Form for Construction Companies

Preparing the Participant Information
and Consent Form (PICF)
Task 2.3
Student Name: Student ID:
Subject Name: Subject ID:
Date Due: Professor Name:
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Participant Information Sheet/Consent Form
Participants in Construction Companies
Title
Chief Investigator/Senior Supervisor
Associate Investigator(s)/Associate
Supervisor(s)
Principal Research Student(s)
What does my participation involve?
Your participation requires understanding of the driving factors and barriers towards reducing
Greenhouse gases in the construction industry. The main factors were both enabling and
prohibiting the change; better allocation of their efforts towards strengthening their strength and
reducing their weaknesses.
1 Introduction
The aim of this study is to make you aware about drivers and barriers of reduction of
Greenhouse Gases within the industry. You are required to answer the questions after providing
some initial personal information. Please put a signature after you have finished answering the
questions.
You are invited to take part in this research project, which is called [Reducing Greenhouse
Gases: On two Perspectives]. You have been invited because [your valuable suggestions will
form critical input for the project]. Your contact details were obtained by/from [your companies].
This Participant Information Sheet/Consent Form tells you about the research project. It
explains the processes involved with taking part. Knowing what is involved will help you decide
if you want to take part in the research.
Please read this information carefully. Ask questions about anything that you don’t understand
or want to know more about. Before deciding whether or not to take part, you might want to talk
about it with a relative orfriend.
Participation in this research is voluntary. If you don’t wish to take part, you don’t have to.
If you decide you want to take part in the research project, you will be asked to sign the consent
section. By signing it you are telling us that you:
• Understand what you have read
• Consent to take part in the research project
You will be given a copy of this Participant Information and Consent Form to keep.
Please answer all the survey questions and fill-up information section about yourself. Your
answers will be used for the purpose of the study after you put your signature in the form.
Participants are requested to obtain a photocopy of the entire document from the workshop
coordinator.
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2 What is the purpose of this research?
The results of this study will be used to analyse the effect of Green house gases and possible
ways to control them. Information provided by you will be considered as authenticated primary
source of data for our study. Please answer all the questions carefully. The entire data provided
by you will be solely used to obtain a degree in project management. It is assured that this data
will not be used for any other purpose. The workshop is funded by the management school of
studies and no external sponsorship was taken.
The results of this research will be used by the researcher [name of researcher]to obtain a [full
name of degree] degree.
Where the research project is investigator-initiated:
This research has been initiated by the researcher, [Title &name].
Where the research project is funded by a grant:
This research has been funded by [name of granting body].
Where the research is being coordinated outside the institution:
This research is being conducted by [name of collaborative research group or other].
3 What does participation in this research involve?
Participants will be asked to:
 Consent form will be signed prior to involvement in the research
 Initial screening processes (if any)
What is required of participants:
• All research activities impacting upon them
• Nature, number, timing and time commitment of participation,
• Duration of participant’s involvement
 Whether any part of the research activity will be recorded (video/audio)
 Details on the use of interpreters in the project
Location details and whether participants may choose the location
Reimbursements [NS 2.2.6(j), 2.2.10]
If you decide to take part in the research project, you will first be given a questionnaire asking
about [provide details]; this will determine if you are eligible to take part. Completing the
questionnaire will take approximately [1 hour].
If the screening questionnaire shows that you meet the requirements, then you will be able to
participate in the research project. The screening questionnaire may show that you cannot
participate in the research project.
Additional costs and reimbursement
There are no costs associated with participating in this research project, nor will you be paid.
However, you may be reimbursed for any reasonable travel, parking, meals and other expenses
associated with the research project visit.
4 Other relevant information about the research project
Additional information pertaining to the project are as follows;
• 95 people will be taking part in the project overall
• Participants will belong from construction companies and those working in private sector
• The size or scope of a project e.g. number of Universities,institutions or countries involved
• Whether the project involves researchers from a number of organisations working in
collaboration
• Whether this is a follow-on study/sub-study/extension study. If so, state the relationship to the
previous research.
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